Giants Fall 4-2 at Home Friday
January 14, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants' Connor Dale battles Spokane Chiefs' Cole Wadsworth and Carter Streek
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rob Wilton)
Langley, BC - Two goals from newly minted captain Ty Thorpe weren't enough as the Spokane Chiefs sent the LEC crowd home unhappy, beating Vancouver 4-2
1st Period:
SPO: Ben Bonni opened the scoring 3:56 into the game, capitalizing on a turnover.
VAN: Ty Thorpe tied the game 4:45 later, grabbing a rebound in a scrum after a rush.
VAN: Thorpe scored again 14:34 into the period, putting in his second rebound to put the Giants ahead.
2nd Period:
SPO: Chase Bertholet tied the game on a power play 1:01 into the second period.
3rd Period:
SPO: Tommaso De Luca put home the game-winner on a 3-on-1 rush before the third period was five minutes old.
SPO: Chase Bertholet added an insurance goal shorthanded with 2:01 left in the game.
GAME SUMMARY
Final Score: Vancouver 2 - Spokane 4
Final Shots:
Spokane: 24
Vancouver: 30
Brett Mirwald: 20/24 saves for Vancouver
Cooper Michaluk: 28/30 saves for Spokane
Vancouver Power Play: 0/2
Spokane Power Play: 1/2
3 Stars:
1) Thorpe (VAN)
2) Bertholet (SPO)
3) De Luca (SPO)
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